...the slimmest and lightest tablet that had a 1280x720 screen (minimum to read PDF books without zooming imho), - and it still fits in the back of your jeans!
I was going to call bullshit on that until I tried the Nexus 7 in my back jeans pocket and it fits no problem. Stupid place to put it though. It fits nicely in the flap of my camera back, but then so does my 10.1 inch tablet.
There are currently 12 comments at +5 and only one talks about the software--the other 11 are about the license. Dropping down to +3 doesn't help any
You just noticed the first obvious bad result of using the MsPL. I suspect we're in for more of this. I'd love to be wrong about that but I'm not holding my breath.
It's free for non-commercial AND commercial use. What the fuck else do you want?
In a nutshell, lose the Ms-PL in order to appear genuine and gain the trust of the community. We have seen enough faux-open code bases, thankyou. Let's see proof that this is actually open and not a strategem, in which case Pixar would get the love they deserve.
It looks toxic. An intentionally toxic license by Microsoft with patent ties, or in other words, a patent grant that ties it to the Microsoft license thus being incompatible with all the open source licenses people actually want to use. And the patents are all bogus no doubt, they are the "my lawyer budget is bigger than yours" kind of intellectual property. Prove me wrong please, I would love that, but I am not optimistic.
Here's a test for you: describe how Newton iteration works. Do not look it up in Wikipedia first. Do not post your description here because I don't care, and anybody who does care can look it up in Wikipedia. This is just for you. If you like, you could call this an "idiot test".
Supposedly even some ancient (and infurating) concepts like quaternions are coming back in computer graphics.
Quaternions absolutely dominate game programming. However, the vast majority of game programmers do not understand quaternions, they know about quaternions. There's a difference. For example, they may be able to program an interpolation or quaternion additions using the library API but not have any clue how to write or debug the library functions. For most game programmers, quaternions are just a temporary representation for an expression or two, and the quaternion expressions are sandwiched between matrix operations with incoming and outgoing conversions. Usually, the result is quite disgustingly inefficient compared to actually understanding quaternions, thus being able to minimize the conversions between matrices, quaternions, Euler angles and so on.
The other day I caught two programmers (who lacked mathematical backgrounds) attempting to use a binary solver to find a solution to a polynomial algorithm. They had spent two months of time and energy trying to figure out why their model sporadically failed.
Just as one example, as a game programmer your ability to implement, say, Newtonian iteration would likely make a difference in your salary ask by a factor of two. Without math skills you are a worker bee, but with strong math... maybe a rock star.
The summary and headline seem to imply that the professor is questioning whether algebra/mathematics is necessary for anyone, but really he's asking if it's necessary for everyone.
To be precise, simple algebra and basic mathematics is necessary for everbody except Apple customers, because there's an app for that.
This slashdot thread is about a major problem which by itself is a major blow to Linux.
Actually, getting free of the Gnome mafia so great projects like KDE can prosper will be a major boost for Linux. Gnome is so awful I sometimes wonder whether Microsoft isn't funding it.
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...the slimmest and lightest tablet that had a 1280x720 screen (minimum to read PDF books without zooming imho), - and it still fits in the back of your jeans!
I was going to call bullshit on that until I tried the Nexus 7 in my back jeans pocket and it fits no problem. Stupid place to put it though. It fits nicely in the flap of my camera back, but then so does my 10.1 inch tablet.
Eh, it's a story about a snowballing price war, or don't you quite see that?
We can hope for the best that this thread becomes a discussion from people who have gotten their Nexus 7's
I'll bite. I got mine. Now maybe a half dozen people who saw it are waiting for restocking so they can get theirs.
Real linux on an x86 tablet would be nice.
Linux on ARM is real Linux.
There are currently 12 comments at +5 and only one talks about the software--the other 11 are about the license. Dropping down to +3 doesn't help any
You just noticed the first obvious bad result of using the MsPL. I suspect we're in for more of this. I'd love to be wrong about that but I'm not holding my breath.
It's free for non-commercial AND commercial use. What the fuck else do you want?
In a nutshell, lose the Ms-PL in order to appear genuine and gain the trust of the community. We have seen enough faux-open code bases, thankyou. Let's see proof that this is actually open and not a strategem, in which case Pixar would get the love they deserve.
at a glance, I don't see anything that would be incompatible with GPL v3
You didn't look closely enough.
which from Microsoft is pretty remarkable....
Smells like business as usual to me.
It looks toxic. An intentionally toxic license by Microsoft with patent ties, or in other words, a patent grant that ties it to the Microsoft license thus being incompatible with all the open source licenses people actually want to use. And the patents are all bogus no doubt, they are the "my lawyer budget is bigger than yours" kind of intellectual property. Prove me wrong please, I would love that, but I am not optimistic.
Here's a test for you: describe how Newton iteration works. Do not look it up in Wikipedia first. Do not post your description here because I don't care, and anybody who does care can look it up in Wikipedia. This is just for you. If you like, you could call this an "idiot test".
A) Does the phrase "binary cut algorithm" mean anything to you? B) Hubris is best indulged in in small measure, preferably never.
...that makes as much sense as "attempting to use a binary solver to find a solution to a polynomial algorithm".
Eh, no. Actually, he just described Newton iteration and you outed yourself as one of those who can't... but perhaps not for very much longer?
Supposedly even some ancient (and infurating) concepts like quaternions are coming back in computer graphics.
Quaternions absolutely dominate game programming. However, the vast majority of game programmers do not understand quaternions, they know about quaternions. There's a difference. For example, they may be able to program an interpolation or quaternion additions using the library API but not have any clue how to write or debug the library functions. For most game programmers, quaternions are just a temporary representation for an expression or two, and the quaternion expressions are sandwiched between matrix operations with incoming and outgoing conversions. Usually, the result is quite disgustingly inefficient compared to actually understanding quaternions, thus being able to minimize the conversions between matrices, quaternions, Euler angles and so on.
The other day I caught two programmers (who lacked mathematical backgrounds) attempting to use a binary solver to find a solution to a polynomial algorithm. They had spent two months of time and energy trying to figure out why their model sporadically failed.
And why did it sporadically fail?
If you are writing the lower level graphics libraries, math will be important.
Also keep in mind that that guy (gal?) writing the low level library is probably making more money than you.
Just as one example, as a game programmer your ability to implement, say, Newtonian iteration would likely make a difference in your salary ask by a factor of two. Without math skills you are a worker bee, but with strong math... maybe a rock star.
The summary and headline seem to imply that the professor is questioning whether algebra/mathematics is necessary for anyone, but really he's asking if it's necessary for everyone.
To be precise, simple algebra and basic mathematics is necessary for everbody except Apple customers, because there's an app for that.
bathe?
Whoa! Rounded corners. Didn't Apple sue Samsung over that? Maybe the German court needs a copy of this picture.
Face it, Apple is busted on this one. But of course facts are never enough to stop an Apple spinbot from spinning on. And on. And on.
Oh, and cue the Apple spinmods.
Face it, Apple is busted on this one. But of course facts are never enough to stop an Apple spinbot from spinning on. And on. And on.
3. The fact that the iPhone design was lifted from another product design seen by Apple's team isn't a surprise, it's how all companies work.
To state the obvious: but only Apple is hypocritical enough to sue over it, especially having done so itself.
If John Romero had actually shown any sense of what gamers want then it might be worth listening to him. But he didn't, so don't.
Id started on Apple and no doubt John Romero has always wanted to go back there. Better luck than last time, John, you'll need it.
This slashdot thread is about a major problem which by itself is a major blow to Linux.
Actually, getting free of the Gnome mafia so great projects like KDE can prosper will be a major boost for Linux. Gnome is so awful I sometimes wonder whether Microsoft isn't funding it.
This is partly why Google has 600K apps and Debian has 30K packages.
600K apps mostly written by boiler shops and a high percentage largely the same? I'll take the 30K packages, mostly excellent, thanks.